Quintin "Q" Williams

Co-Founder/Chief Design Officer/Entrepreneur/Professor

Atlanta, GA, USA
// I design to ultimately change the world. I design to inspire. [Q]

Work Experience

Q4 SPORTS

Co-Founder/Chief Global Designer

July 2016 - Present California, United States

Savannah College Of Art & Design

Professor of Sneaker/Accessory Design

Professor of two courses:

Sketching and Rendering
Athletic Footwear Design
March 2022 - Georgia, United States

Creative Astronaut Ventures LLC

Founder/Designer

Creative Astronaut Ventures is a professional design consultancy. Client history include DISNEY, Everlast, Spira, Silent Panda, Native Shoes, Bata and many more.
June 2009 - Present Atlanta, Georgia, United States

PEAK Sports USA

Lead Footwear Designer

July 2013 - July 2016 California, United States

SUPA Slydes

Design Director

// Develop and design footwear lines and branding strategies for the sandal brand.
September 2013 - March 2016 California, United States

Oranj Creative

Founder/President

The Oranj Creative Team has 30+ years submerged PASSIONATELY & CONSTANTLY in the culture surrounding Sport Performance, Lifestyle, Fashion & Streetwear. We have "Real Time" experiences growing the little brand in Beaverton, Oregon to the remote details of building product in Far East Asia. We are the consumer. The Oranj Creative Team prides ourselves at understanding Product Design, Branding and Selling to the Mass Consumer, Performance & Innovation, and the Hungry Athlete to the overtly picking Tastemaker.
January 2015 - July 2016 California, United States

Groove Revolution

Lead Footwear Designer

November 2013 - Present Los Angeles, California, United States

Power Force Apparel

Lead Footwear Designer

I design inspirational footwear for you to wear.
June 2012 - July 2013 Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Simple Factory Group

Footwear Designer 1

Commissioned to develop a new line of athletic hiking boots while working on factory location. Revised outsole blueprints, wood-molds, tech-packs, and pull-overs for various clients. Delivered new, innovative samples to client.
March 2012 - April 2012 Dongguan, China

PENSOLE Footwear Academy

Footwear Design Student

Was one of 23 students from around the world to be hand-picked by D'Wayne Edwards (Former Design Director for JORDAN Brand) to attend a three-week footwear design course.
August 2011 - September 2011 Portland, Oregon, United States

Simple Factory Group

Footwear Design Intern

Developed multiple upper, outsole, and innovative boot technologies. Delivered 2D & 3D renderings, upper and outsole specifications for various clients. Research trends, identified problems, and conceptualize solutions.
May 2011 - August 2011 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Freescale Semiconductor

Industrial Design Intern

Compiled data to design the next step in home entertainment integration. Deliverables included detailed research, surveys, branding, graphic presentations, ideation sketches, concept development, 3D computer models and renders, interface prototypes, and physical prototype models.
January 2011 - March 2011 Savannah, Georgia, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

September 2007 - November 2011 Savannah, Georgia, United States

Awards

Global Footwear Awards

GFA x SBW UP-AND-COMING FEMALE SNEAKER DESIGNER

2022

Global Footwear Awards

GFA x UNISEX FOOTWEAR WINNER

2022

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Artificial Intelligence,